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Public Institutions and Services
Malta
- English(1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance.
… (Art. 17) - Maltese(1) Kull ċittadin li ma jkunx kapaċi għal xogħol u li ma jkunx provdut bir-risorsi meħtieġa għall-għixien għandu dritt għal manteniment u għajnuna soċjali.
… (Art. 17)
Public Institutions and Services
Zimbabwe
- English(1) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to facilitate rapid and equitable development, and in particular must take measures to—
(a) promote private initiative and self-reliance;
(b) foster agricultural, commercial, industrial, technological and scientific development;
(c) foster the development of industrial and commercial enterprises in order to empower Zimbabwean citizens; and
(d) bring about balanced development of the different areas of Zimbabwe, in particular a proper balance in the development of rural and urban areas.
… (Sec. 13)
Public Institutions and Services
Paraguay
- EnglishResponsible maternity and paternity will be protected by the State, which will promote the creation of [the] necessary institutions to these ends. (Art. 55)
- SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad responsables serán protegidas por el Estado, el cual fomentará la creación de instituciones necesarias para dichos fines. (Art. 55)
Public Institutions and Services
Kazakhstan
- English1. Marriage and family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood shall be under the protection of the state.
… (Art. 27) - Kazak1. Неке мен отбасы, ана мен әке және бала мемлекеттiң қорғауында болады.
… (27-бап)
Public Institutions and Services
Poland
- English…
3. Public authorities shall ensure special health care to children, pregnant women, handicapped people and persons of advanced age.
... (Art. 68) - Polish…
3. Władze publiczne są obowiązane do zapewnienia szczególnej opieki zdrowotnej dzieciom, kobietom ciężarnym, osobom niepełnosprawnym i osobom w podeszłym wieku.
... (Art. 68)
Public Institutions and Services
Belize
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system must result in the material resources of the community being so distributed as to subserve the common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity, that equal protection should be given to children regardless of their social status, and that a just system should be ensured to provide for education and health on the basis of equality;
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(e) require policies of state which protect and safeguard the unity, freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Belize; which eliminate economic and social privilege and disparity among the citizens of Belize whether by race, ethnicity, colour, creed, disability or sex; which ensures gender equality; which protect the rights of the individual to life, liberty, basic education, basic health, the right to vote in elections, the right to work and the pursuit of happiness; which protect the identity, dignity and social and cultural values of Belizeans, including Belize's indigenous peoples; which preserve the right of the individual to the ownership of private property and the right to operate private businesses; which prohibit the exploitation of man by man or by the state; which ensure a just system of social security and welfare; which protect the environment; which promote international peace, security and co-operation among nations, the establishment of a just and equitable international economic and social order in the world with respect for international law and treaty obligations in the dealings among nations;
… (Preamble)
Public Institutions and Services
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English(1) Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion-
a. to decide whether or not any pension benefits shall be granted; or
b. to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted, those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decisions to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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(5) In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judge or officer of the Supreme Court or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service. (Sec. 89)
Public Institutions and Services
Maldives
- English(a) Children and young people are entitled to special protection and special assistance from the family, the community and the State.
… (Art. 35) - Dhivehi(ހ) ޢާއިލާގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ޖަމާއަތުގެ ފަރާތުންނާއި ދައުލަތުގެ ފަރާތުން ހާއްސަ އެހީތެރިކަމާއި ޙާއްސަ ރައްކާރެރިކަން ލިބުމަކީ ކުޑަކުދީންނާއި ޅަފުރައިގެ ކުދީނަށް ލިބިގެންވާ ޙައްޤެކެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 35 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Public Institutions and Services
San Marino
- EnglishThe Republic shall protect the institution of the family, based on moral and legal equality of spouses. Mothers shall be entitled to assistance and protection by the community.
... (Art. 12) - ItalianLa Repubblica tutela l'istituto familiare, fondato sulla uguaglianza morale e giuridica dei coniugi. Ogni madre ha diritto all'assistenza ed alla protezione della comunità.
... (Art. 12)
Public Institutions and Services
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishThe function of the State in the economy consists of the following:
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7. To promote policies of equitable distribution of wealth and of the economic resources of the country, for the purpose of preventing inequality, social and economic exclusion, and to eradicate poverty in its multiple dimensions.
… (Art. 316) - SpanishLa función del Estado en la economía consiste en:
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7. Promover políticas de distribución equitativa de la riqueza y de los recursos económicos del país, con el objeto de evitar la desigualdad, la exclusión social y económica, y erradicar la pobreza en sus múltiples dimensiones.
… (Art. 316)